The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-31

A Woman Comes Co MY Camp. and I Meet
with aurrrlse ReGarS MorninE.

| huios NUN upupiiHk Supo ttotu No y buttot w
digging gold as miner, and fighting Indlans
as q scout, and yet tho closest escape ever
had from death was with my eyes Wide open
and through my own stupidity. Early In tho
seventies, was down In tho Indian Territory
buying horses for shipment East. I had q
partner, and we travelled with our own team
in covered wagon. That Territory isn't any
too peaceful now. but In 1913 you not only
wanted trusty rife with you, but you wanted
the knock OF dropping your man first.
Travelling from ranch to ranch as wo did.
with everybody knowing that we had money
| to buy horses with, our situation was one, re-
Quirhg constant vigilance. There was never
"a night that both OF us slept at once, and never
q day that we were not on the watch for some
plan to get the better Of u.s. In one trip Of
thre6 months we had Ave different watch dogs
poisoned. and finally gave up trying to keep
one You might imagine that 1t would havo
been worth while for some OF the predatory
attack on u.s. But tho feiIows reasoned dier,
sa n 81 nna Sh TO dssn
d.sea Sts oasW % ser S
few efceptiope. is Just as careful about getting
6ne sosK wy s os tho north
fork Of the Canadian River. and about twonty
sar 1 sss %as SsS ss
self from the grass and hit the horse twice OF
Se s G tho AGs oe n esSs v wS
soSSn., We he'd No remedy for + but Wore com
struef before he was dead. In buying horses
shps ssa % u.s. %as
q and make
naSs '1as III sle nesfSsr f'fSn S' %
mile III shs NJ Tsrs and
lonely district OF country had with Us in q
TN box in the wagon over $4,000 Ia gold, and
o as anHiees. N.Y. pSrtn$t Insisted t
should DO the one 10 remain with the wagon,
msse ehs ss @S
was 70 take the tih box from the wagon and
sey IL % out pps s hass s'e s
srsand sSs camp to drive away any reptiles
partaer; Sset before 8 o's!ogE Or later. IL H
first ranch. but tho ranehman might DO away.
or there were dozen other reasons to call for
po S sFa s an Sa as sad n H
ssasSi slsSt q aeSss ana Sd:r spps0aacSias
11 @
vet % S .o hf sSs bes that sS sS hs
sight would not have oosasion Ion e surprise, but
the ffrst look proved that she was white and thaf
back, as one pursued, and long before ssho
Rer csso She H rode straight ior tho Wagon
end when she finally s name up e1 ss
years od. and as Pa drew rein beside ne new, we
either stefe. bSrins tLot interval caught an
expression on her race whifh l aid not at az
sKy BY one q
%e are tyyo you ~ r. sbs ,on,e 1bsve
been Lying with my brother 9n q small ranch
about fifteen milss Gsaans dw0 h 0iIIsed ag9b s
place, wounded my brother. and set fire to the
Ned on this hoF9e. They pursued me for sew
SOB What do S s 5 to ha;
straight to the ranch and sacrince our iiTes,
Indians lesson She did not come down
very sensitive about getting me into trouble.
prepared f9r heE she continued Iah TO SrE ana
lament and would not touch mouthiui OF
1t had grown dark by the time had eHten
y s an1 ns n nv" man e Womb have
done under the circumstances. to cheer the
woman up ama p and by sh hoRR aSG oyer e
plalned that she hPd removed TO- the territory
Ing widow with one son, The son son had died
within the year, and the brother' VINO vas an
old bachelor, and not "a g4oo hsaita, nag
come on 70 remain nntii Ine pace 'c9niaa
be SOLD out; ,, "A hicks tS , DUCK aad
taken great fancy 70 tne woman auo
wanted to marry her. and her INDIGNANT
5susa nag SseI a0w w ths ,pdcnntson H d
as the night came on l WAS teErriDiy imapatIlone
oS fha 70 9aon Of rses and was ready 10
welcome my partner, Dat oei0re Eney a naa come
In sfRht the widoW spranR up III sfeat toFror
ana Sried out: A., 1,a,o,. NH, ,.ov. hoor
on my tran Don't let them take me avayl
Let me hide In tho wagon, 4.
with you 1uioS !: ana IL they VIII hSye 70
piled, and she. Disappeared beneath the cover
WITH astonishing GeeT nssrsr and n.arcr and
presently voice hailed me:
The camp thar-nslloE'
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